July 4th Fireworks and GUNSHOTS

[H&R Glock]

Every year my neighbors celebrate the 4th by shooting up in the air at midnight. I live a mile out of town, but these numbskulls don't seem to know that they could possibly kill someone. Please make noise by using legal fireworks. Don't shoot off your guns!
I loved fireworks when I was a kid. They used to be cheap, but in my old age I find fireworks to be rather expensive. I found the cheapest fireworks available on the internet.

Just wet your lawn with the hose so you won't start a fire. These stay lit for 30 minutes and are just as pleasing as a 30 second sparking fountain. Cost is the same. Flares are fun.

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

I will be doing plenty of shooting during the day Wednesday but none after dusk, and none that isn't at a target.

Can't shoot any fireworks as we have power lines that run adjacent to our property.

 

[Swifty Morgan]

I read that shooting straight up is dangerous, so I only shoot sideways.

 

[Wisco]

If you must shoot upwards, shoot birdshot and be far enough away from your neighbors that when your geometry is off they don’t get lead rain.

 

[jmorris]

Every year my neighbors celebrate the 4th by shooting up in the air at midnight.

I have heard of that on new years but never on the 4th. I have lots of ways to just make noise that are safer and cheaper than discharging a firearm into the air. For better or worse there is no intelligence requirements for firearm ownership.

 

[drband]

Yep, shooting up in the air is not good.

Last year I found a .45acp 230gr plated bullet in the bottom of our pool! I’m sure it came from the “celebrations” on the lake our subdivision abuts. I’m just glad I was not outdoors at that time.

 

[Riomouse911]

We get numbskulls in our urban area who shoot up in the air for the fourth and NYE every year... My house is up on a hill overlooking the inland empire valley here in SoCal, I’m fearing some low-watt gets loaded on booze, aims at our houses and takes out a window (or worse) on our cul-de-sac.

Leave the guns at home on the night of July 4th and NYE!

Stay safe!

 

[RedlegRick]

I've been hearing a few gunshots mixed in with fireworks the past few days now where I live. I'm not too far from a sketchy area, even in the small town I live in. Mostly .22s and shotgun fire but every once in a while someone will break out their CF autos and mags they ain't supposed to have here and let rip, thinking people will assume they're firecrackers.

 

[Odd Job]

Don't fire in the air, not even blanks or birdshot. If a neighbour sustains any damage to their property and you were witnessed firing in the air, you will have a tough time evading the legal consequences even if you are certain you didn't cause that damage.